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A look at potential Jays trade targets

TORONTO — With all of the roster work on the horizon this winter for the Toronto Blue Jays, it seems highly unlikely they’ll be able to stick...

07.12.2024 5

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Free-agent hitter targets for the Blue Jays

TORONTO — After limping to the finish line in 2024 sporting an offence that ended up 23rd in runs scored, 27th in homers, 27th in stolen bases and...

03.12.2024 10

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Free-agent pitching targets for the Blue Jays

TORONTO — All of the focus this winter is on the bats, and with good reason. Without offensive improvements in 2025, the Toronto Blue Jays won’t...

03.12.2024 7

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Blue Jays enter off-season at a clear pivot point

The long, winding road that is the Major League Baseball off-season has arrived, and the Toronto Blue Jays’ to-do list might be just as lengthy. A...

05.11.2024 5

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At crossroads, Blue Jays brass faced with crucial off-season

TORONTO — A touch of accountability and a whole lot of internal confusion. That’s the sentence that sums up the latest attempt by this Toronto...

03.10.2024 10

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Martinez out as Blue Jays hitting coach

TORONTO — Coming off a season that saw the Toronto Blue Jays fail to meet expectations once again offensively, the club has parted ways with hitting...

01.10.2024 10

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Swanson's turbulent year ending on high note

TORONTO — From personally to professionally, Erik Swanson has endured a year he’d like to forget. At the very least, it’s ending on a high note...

26.09.2024 7

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Horwitz can rake, but 2025 role still up for debate

TORONTO — After a full summer of showing he can handle major-league pitching at an above-average level, there’s no questioning whether or not...

19.09.2024 10

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Barger on the bump? Blue Jays rookie has Plan B

TORONTO — Addison Barger is currently working on Plan A, but he’s one of the rare major leaguers who just might have a Plan B if things don’t...

14.09.2024 10

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Gausman hoping to rediscover ace form this winter

TORONTO — Kevin Gausman’s personal expectations are always high coming into a season. As in Cy Young high. That’s what’s made an...

10.09.2024 9

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Roden finishing year red-hot in Jays' pipeline

TORONTO — The minor-league schedule is winding down and, despite a handful of late-season surges as well as an influx of talent at the trade...

04.09.2024 7

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Bullpen overhaul on agenda for Jays this winter

TORONTO — It’s a very simplistic explanation in a complicated sport, but a bad bullpen is one of two reasons the Blue Jays’ season went south....

29.08.2024 10

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How Francis could fit into Blue Jays' 2025 rotation plan

TORONTO — Every area of the roster will have to be touched this winter, including the rotation. But Bowden Francis is trying to give the Toronto...

25.08.2024 10

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What's the plan for Joey Votto?

TORONTO — The Cincinnati Reds showed up in Toronto on Monday. Joey Votto did not. Thought of as a potential storybook-type opportunity for the...

20.08.2024 10

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Shapiro addresses 'bitterly disappointing' Jays season

TORONTO — Mark Shapiro is making zero promises in August. From the long-term direction of his Toronto Blue Jays to the group of men in the front...

08.08.2024 7

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Five things to watch as Jays play out string on 2024

TORONTO — For the first time in five years the Toronto Blue Jays were trade deadline sellers and are now comfortably playing out the string for the...

07.08.2024 5

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New additions dot Jays' monthly prospect report

TORONTO — The lone positive in a lost season is the ability to do what the Toronto Blue Jays just did at the trade deadline. Tear things down as...

02.08.2024 6

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What will final 24 hours of trade talks bring for Blue Jays?

TORONTO — Leading up to the final 24 hours ahead of Tuesday’s 6 p.m. (ET) trade deadline, Toronto Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins has stayed the course....

29.07.2024 9

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Yesavage the start of vital restocking period for Blue Jays

TORONTO — There is no easy blueprint when it comes to drafting and developing in baseball. The best teams are able to churn out talent consistently,...

15.07.2024 10

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Uncertain times inside Jays clubhouse as season spirals

TORONTO — The month of July can bring a wide array of emotions into a big-league clubhouse. When you’re in the situation the Toronto Blue Jays...

05.07.2024 9

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Jimenez could be next key Jays prospect to get call

TORONTO — After a few years of using the minor-league system to acquire big-league help, it looks as though things could be shifting back to...

02.07.2024 10

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GM Atkins not waving white flag on Blue Jays season just yet

TORONTO — As his team returned home seven games under .500, Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins stood in front of the media Thursday...

28.06.2024 4

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Everything is going wrong for 2024 Blue Jays

TORONTO — Sometimes, it’s just not your year. In the midst of just about everything going wrong, it’s looking like 2024 could be simply one of...

25.06.2024 5

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Orelvis is in the building, but for how long?

TORONTO — The wait for Orelvis Martinez has been a long one, and it may take even more time before the 22-year-old infielder provides the sort of...

21.06.2024 10

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Urgency obvious as Jays enter direction-deciding stretch

TORONTO — There’s an old roster-building adage in baseball that the six-month season is distinctly divided into three stages. Two months to...

11.06.2024 4

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Horwitz still stuck and raking at Triple-A in month of May

TORONTO — As always, the first two months of the minor league season has produced a mixed bag of stories for the Toronto Blue Jays’ prospect...

03.06.2024 20

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As postseason odds dwindle, Blue Jays GM still preaching patience

TORONTO — With his team sitting five games under .500 and mired in last place in the AL East, Ross Atkins stood in front of the media Saturday...

18.05.2024 30

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Kikuchi finding another level for Jays in contract year

TORONTO — Whether you believe its embedded in the psyche of an athlete hoping to cash in or simply call it good timing, there’s a long history of...

16.05.2024 20

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Star bats have let Blue Jays down to start crucial campaign

TORONTO — It’s easy to see how the Blue Jays got here. As many expected and predicted during an inactive winter, it’s been an anemic offence...

10.05.2024 40

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Martinez leads off monthly Blue Jays prospect report

TORONTO — The AL East gauntlet and big-league wins are what matter to most when it comes to the Toronto Blue Jays right now, but sustainable winning...

01.05.2024 50

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Jays' top pitching prospects all felled by arm injuries

TORONTO — It’s been a good news, bad news type of week for Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospects. On Friday, manager John Schneider exhaled when he...

27.04.2024 10

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Jays starting pitchers ‘disappointed’ with early results

TORONTO — The bats have been under the microscope since last summer, but the reason the Toronto Blue Jays are hovering around the .500 mark to...

11.04.2024 10

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Mitchell’s predictions for the Blue Jays and 2024 MLB season

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s that time of year. The time where I write about what I expect to see over the next six months, ruffle some feathers,...

28.03.2024 20

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Berrios, Jays ready to turn page on 2023 disappointment

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The 2024 season for the Toronto Blue Jays is going to start the same way the final game of last year began — with Jose...

28.03.2024 10

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13 things that mattered from Blue Jays camp this spring

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Six-plus weeks and 30 pretend games are in the books, leaving opening day on the horizon. Uneventful spring trainings are...

27.03.2024 40

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With opening day on horizon, one note on every player still in Jays camp

With a little more than two weeks to go until opening day and a season-opening 10-game road trip that will test the Toronto Blue Jays in an intriguing...

13.03.2024 8

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Blue Jays bet 2024 season on veteran voices, internal improvement

When your 2023 season was defined by a lack of offence and your two biggest off-season additions are a 62-year-old hitting savant and a 39-year-old...

08.03.2024 30

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What's in store for Davis Schneider in 2024?

The success of the Toronto Blue Jays offence this season doesn’t hinge on Davis Schneider, but there’s no arguing a continuation of his...

04.03.2024 4

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'Bat Boy' Mayza completes fantasy football punishment

DUNEDIN, Fla. — It was a normal Friday afternoon camp day in the Blue Jays clubhouse at the player development complex, about 24 hours before the...

25.02.2024 30

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Three ways the Jays cruise to the postseason (and three ways they miss)

DUNEDIN, Fla. — The difference between a postseason appearance and falling a few games short can be a very fine line. Injuries usually play a huge...

23.02.2024 10

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Jays being 'doubted' is motivating Bichette

DUNEDIN, Fla. — When your own expectations are sky-high internally like Bo Bichette’s have been since the day he arrived in the big leagues,...

22.02.2024 10

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Jays' top prospects close to MLB-ready, but they'll have to earn it

CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. — Running back a veteran-heavy ball club with World Series aspirations means there’s not a whole lot of room for prospects...

18.02.2024 10

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Rotation is Jays' backbone, but can they be even better in 2024?

CLEARWATER, Fla. — If the Toronto Blue Jays are going to meet expectations this season, it’ll likely have to be the rotation leading the way once...

17.02.2024 10

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Physically and mentally transformed, Manoah hoping to get back to Cy Young ways

DUNEDIN, Fla. — More than most, Kevin Gausman could completely feel and understand what Alek Manoah was going through last year. To Toronto Blue...

17.02.2024 4

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Pressure is on as Blue Jays attempt to take the next step

TAMPA, Fla. — Pressure isn’t just something you put in your tires, it’s a very real aspect and potential roadblock that a baseball team with...

16.02.2024 10

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Quiet winter aside, Jays still seen as serious threat with current roster

TORONTO — An off-season that started with a whole lot of excitement and drama and airplanes and big-game hunting is likely to end in exact opposite...

01.02.2024 10

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Blue Jays breakout prospect candidates of 2024

It’s time for the yearly game we like to call subjective fun with the term breakout. On a large-scale level in 2023, the Toronto Blue Jays system...

19.01.2024 10

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Top 50 Blue Jays prospects of 2024

For the sixth year in a row, we go deep into Toronto Blue Jays farm system to highlight not only the next set of potential superstars, but also the...

18.01.2024 10

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Top 50 Blue Jays Prospects of 2024: 25-1

For the sixth year in a row, we go deep into Toronto Blue Jays farm system to highlight not only the next set of potential superstars, but also the...

18.01.2024 10

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Top 50 Blue Jays Prospects of 2024: 50-26

For the sixth year in a row, we go deep into Toronto Blue Jays farm system to highlight not only the next set of potential superstars, but also the...

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